Walsin Lihwa Tainan stainless steel plant

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Walsin Lihwa Tainan stainless steel plant (華新麗華鹽水廠) is a steel plant in Tianan, Tainan, Taiwan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 3-10, SHI JOU LIAO, CHIN SHUEI LI, YENSHUI DISTRICT, TAINAN CITY
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.2958359, 120.2439917 (approximate)

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date
1993[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Walsin Lihwa Corp [100.0%] 4295891078 [100.0%] E100000121535 [100.0%] Walsin Lihwa Corp [100%][2] 4295891078 E100000121535 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled coil, billet[2][3] yes[3] yes[3] EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1000[2] 1000[2]

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Ferronickel
55[4]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating 2011[5] SMS Concast[5] 1000[2] 65.0[5]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[6] 53.00[7] 47.00[7]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.cabledatasheet.com/taiwan-(225)/walsin-lihwa-corp/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.walsin.com/en/our-business/stainless-steel/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.certipedia.com/quality_marks/9105075668?locale=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://www.walsin.com/en/walsin-lihwas-investment-in-nickel-for-batteries-provides-momentum-to-a-new-phase-of-growth/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://stainless-steel-world.net/eaf-revamp/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/%E8%8F%AF%E6%96%B0%E9%BA%97%E8%8F%AF_walsin-stainlesssteel-greensteel-activity-7366273250076667904-bby0/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://esg.walsin.com/en/focus/smart/green. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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